Gas leak that caused UGA evacuation has been repaired

The University of Georgia Health Center and surrounding streets have been reopened after utilities workers repaired a gas leak that prompted officials to evacuate the building.

An Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department crew ruptured an unmarked gas line around 11:20 a.m.

The crew was working to locate a water main leak and had been cleared to dig in the area, as there were no known gas lines. Crews immediately notified the Athens-Clarke police and fire departments, UGA and Atlanta Gas Light.